Michigan Natural Areas Council Records 1938-2003 1952-1990

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Michigan Natural Areas Council Records 1938-2003 1952-1990

The Michigan Natural Areas Council papers document environmental advocacy activities in Michigan from the mid 1940s through 2003. The record group includes numerous reports and articles on natural areas in Michigan, legislative proceedings regarding those areas, photos, slides, correspondence between Michigan’s myriad environmental groups, data collected on the natural areas, and maps.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6390590

Bentley Historical Library

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The Michigan Natural Areas Council was independently established on October 27, 1951, having operated as a group within the Southeastern Chapter of the Michigan Botanical Club since the mid-1940s. Composed of representatives from leading conservation and educational groups, the MNAC's purpose was to ensure natural areas' preservation and to provide guidelines for their protection. Early in the MNAC's development, the late Percy J. Hoffmaster, then-director of the Michiga...